TRI Pollution Prevention Report for CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC and Lead

Facility ID: 85301GLBRT5310W

Facility Name and Address:
CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC
5310 W CAMELBACK RD
GLENDALE, AZ 85301

Parent Company: CORNING INC

Industry: Precision Turned Product Manufacturing (332721)
Chemical: Lead

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2015

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2020	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W13: Improved cleaning checklists based of our MBP Plan and SPCC monthly inspections W68: WWT Team started waste reduction walks - Source Reduction - WWT Team started waste reduction walks - Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - In 2020 we recycled used oil filters
2018	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
2017	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W65: Redesigned parts racks to reduce dragout[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W68: We installed flow restrictors on tanks but increased the gallons per hour on the restrictors Source Reduction - Our team meets monthly to discuss ways to reduce waste from the process
2016	Source Reduction:: W64: Improved draining procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)	W64: Shutdown procedures have been modified to reduce chemical waste Source Reduction - Environmental iKaizens are submitted by employees that identify opportunities to reduce waste and chemical usage. Source Reduction - Quarterly pollution prevention team meetings help identify opportunities to reduce both chemical usage and waste.
2015	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W65: Redesigned parts racks to reduce dragout[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W32: Improving our process through a spill assessment
2014	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W65: Redesigned parts racks to reduce dragout[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2008	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary

The Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes. The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.